Phonics Test

Phonics instruction teaches

• the relationship between letters and sounds in written words.

• the understanding that speech is made up of individual sounds.

• the awareness that print carries meaning.

• none of the above

Phonics instruction has an impact on a child's:

• reading ability

• writing ability

• both reading and writing ability

• neither reading nor writing ability

Which is the focus of analytic phonic instruction?

• sounding out individual letters in isolation

• memorize whole words without phonetic analysis.

• using whole words and breaking them down into their different parts

• blending individual sounds to form recognizable words

which of the following is an approach used for phonics instruction?

• Children learning the letters or letter combinations that represent sounds.

• Children using word parts of families to identify unknown words.

• Children learning to segment words into sounds and writing letters for these sounds.

• All of the above.

Effective phonics instruction may improve:

• fluency

• word recognition

• spelling

• All of the above

Phonics instruction:

• is an entire reading program

• is one component of a reading program

• should be introduced in grades two and three

• none of the above

Phonics instruction is effective for which of the following groups of children?

• Learners of the English Language

• Children from low socio-economic level households

• Children who are struggling with comprehension

• All beginning readers

Which is an example of systematic phonics instruction?

• teaching in a way that focuses on whole-word or meaning-based activities

• teaching a set of sight vocabulary words

• teaching a set of letter-sound relationships in a clearly defined sequence

• teaching letter-sound relationships only when letters appear in student reading material

Which word contains a consonant digraph?

• plane

• fish

• write

• stale

Which word has a long vowel sound?

• urgent

• eagle

• shoe

• engine